A quantitative descriptive study of the prevalence of carriage (colonisation) of haemolytic streptococci groups A, B, C and G in pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-209

  Hassan, I A ^a   Onon, T S ^a   Weston, D ^a   Isalska, B ^a   Wall, K ^a   Afshar, B ^b   Efstratiou, A ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Invasive group B streptococcus; national screening programme for GBS; neonatal death

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARRIER STATE; DERMATAN SULFATE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PHARYNX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RECTUM; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VAGINA;

EID: 79952845824     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.541570     Document Type: Article

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